stanweorc

Old English

Alternative forms

• stānġeweorc

Etymology

From stān +‎ weorc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑːn.we͜ork/, [ˈstɑːn.we͜orˠk]

Noun

stānweorc m

1. stonework, stone building

   Hē worhte of seolfre ǣnne hēahne stȳpel on stānweorces gelīcnysse

   He wrought from silver a high tower in the image of stonework

   Bæd hē ðæt hē him onsende sumne hēahcræftigan stāngeweorces

   He bade that he send him a certain architect of stonework

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	stānweorc	stānweorcas
accusative	stānweorc	stānweorcas
genitive	stānweorces	stānweorca
dative	stānweorce	stānweorcum

Descendants

• Middle English: stonewerk, stonwerk, ston-werke, stoonwerk
  • English: stonework